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Pete Hegseth: “Recruiting numbers are historic. But for this year that…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Sec. Pete Hegseth Delivers First Remarks Since Announcing Punishment For Mark Kelly

Published | Video Starts at 07:57

The spirit in the military is exceedingly different today than it was just a year ago following the election of President Trump and the changes we're making at the War Department. Recruiting numbers are historic. But for this year that we're entering into already were surpassing last year. So we're setting new records at the War Department of historic recruitment of men and women wanting to join the ranks. And you're a part of that, so congratulations. (07:57–08:05)

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Asserts that current recruiting numbers are surpassing last year's historic numbers.

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